Is it possible to travel a great distance without any displacement?

Question

Is it possible to travel a great distance without any displacement?

Answer 1

yes.

Travel 1000 miles north, then 1000 miles south, and your displacement is zero.

Answer 2

No, you displace air wherever you are...lol.

Answer 3

Run in around for a while. stop at the same point where you started

(Displacement is not how far you ran but how far you are from your starting point)

Answer 4

most of the answers are right but let me explain why.

distance is simply that. it is how far you have traveled no matter what route you took.

displacement is how far you traveled form your starting point.

so lets say you walk 100 feet north and then turn around and walk 50 feet south.

your distance is 150 feet. but your displacement is only 50 feet because you end 50 feet from where you started.

Answer 5

Yes because distance is scalar and displacement is a vector quantity

Answer 6

yes ,  if the initial point and the final point are the same then the displacement is zero . for example

1)  if a car is travelling in a circular motion  the initial point and the final point are the same . hence displacement is zero .

2) if you start from a point A and travel a distance and reach B and again come bck to A then displacement is zero

Answer 7

yes...

start from your house and take a round of the earth and return to the starting place, theres no displacement only the distance.....